compound note (on a harmonica)
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
special issue (of magazine, etc.); timeless edition; collector's edition
authority; power; influence
blood is thicker than water
couple with a large age disparity
hereditary (genetic) disease
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
great player; star player
discrimination against women; female discrimination
from outside; from the side
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
scattered here and there; at intervals
probity check; background investigation
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories